Actress Tricia Helfer has joined a Humane Society International campaign to ban cosmetics testing on animals in her native Canada after slamming politicians in a newspaper piece. The Battlestar Galactica star has become the latest celebrity to support the #BeCrueltyFree Canada campaign, and she launched her bid for change by writing a powerful op-ed article in The Edmonton Journal advocating a test ban.
She wrote, "As a proud Canadian, it breaks my heart that my country still allows gentle creatures such as rabbits and guinea pigs to suffer in laboratories to test new beauty products or ingredients for cosmetics. I shudder to imagine these terrified animals having chemicals forced down their throat, dripped into their eyes, or smeared onto their skin, and left to suffer for days or weeks without pain relief.
"This is the ugly secret behind some of the world¹s leading beauty brands, and it's still perfectly legal in Canada."
Helfer is among the 70,000-plus Canadians who have signed the BCF Canada petition.

Veteran actor Edward James Olmos is heading back to TV after landing a role on superhero spin-off series Marvel's Agents Of Shield. The Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica star will portray a character called Robert Gonzales, whose appearance brings "massive repercussions" for series lead Clark Gregg's Director Coulson and his team of secret superheroes.
Further details about Olmos' part have been kept under wraps, but the show's executive producer Jeph Loeb has teased fans by stating, "Edward James Olmos brings an amazing gravitas to any role he inhabits, something we knew we needed for Robert Gonzales.
"When Olmos first appears on our series, everyone will have to take notice - including our favorite agents."
The Oscar nominee's last TV credits came in 2011, when he voiced a dog in Eureka and appeared as Professor James Gellar on Dexter.

You don’t have to live in Portland to appreciate Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s take on the city. Portlandia’s sketches portray all types of people – from hipsters to hippies – in a way that pokes fun at the nonsense but also embraces it. The show’s fifth season premieres in January on IFC, but here are some of the series’ best clips to tide you over.
1. Feminist Bookstore
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Any scenes with Toni and Candace at the Women and Women First bookstore are amazing. This one in particular is great because it features them giving major shade to Aubrey Plaza.
2. Black Out
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There’s a black out at Peter and Nance’s Bed &amp; Breakfast and an Australian named Birdman (Bill Hader) takes charge. Bonus: Peter can’t pronounce “Birdman” …or any other name.
3. Pasta Rehab
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Peter tries to give up pasta for the winter and ends up in downward pasta spiral. We feel you, bro.
4. Phone Plan
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Guest-star Kamail Nanjiani perfectly captures every phone store worker you’ve ever encountered. “The 'This Changes Everything Plan' is what you want then.”
5. Battlestar Galactica
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Been there, binge-watched that. This is what it’s like to marathon an addicting show. They only slightly exaggerated the experience.
6. The Best Part is Going Home
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This is exactly what going to a concert is like once you’re over the age of 25. Dead on.
7. Spoiler Alert
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Is our TV/movie-obsessed society way too consumed with avoiding spoilers? Spoiler alert: Yes.
8. Brunch Village
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This satire on brunch’s outrageous popularity is oh-so-relevant. It isn’t going to stop up from going to brunch though because brunch food is delicious.
9. Grover
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Yuppie parents try way too hard to get their kid Grover into some private school. The poor kid has no clue how crazy his parents are…yet.
10. Put a Bird On It
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We dare you to go into any boutique and not find at least one item with a bird on it.
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The big news of a Gilmore Girls reunion hit the internet and has understandably caused some excitement! The hit television show will get the panel it deserves in June 2015 at the ATX Television Festival. Fans love this show to this day thanks to its wonderfully, witty writing and the depiction of the strong ties between mother and daughter.
1. Isn't this the reason we all love Luke?
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2. This is what people who work in customer service think once a day.
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3. It's a dark thought, but funny.
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4. Nope, we couldn't do it!
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5. One of the many reasons why you shouldn't skip laundry day.
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6. We can't leave out Paris' crazy.
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7. Truer words have never been spoken...
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8. We've all had those sucky days...
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9. We don't believe you Lorelai, no one likes slow internet!
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10. Who doesn't love a drunk Sookie?
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11. How every college student feels...
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12. Below is the perfect reaction to Lorelai's parents.
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13. Night owls can totally relate.
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14. Don't we all...
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15. Now remember, this quote if you ever come across someone who has never heard of Gilmore Girls and is wondering why you are so excited...
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Tweet us your favorite Gilmore Girls quotes using the Twitter handles below!
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Glen A. Larson, the creator of hit TV shows including Knight Rider and Magnum, P.I., has died, aged 77. Larson passed away at a hospital in Los Angeles on Friday (14Nov14) following a battle with cancer of the oesophagus.
He began his career as a singer in 1950s pop group The Four Preps and later moved into composing theme songs for TV shows.
Larson went on to work behind the scenes in TV and is best known for creating a string of popular series including with Alias Smith and Jones in the 1970s, sci-fi show Battlestar Galactica, and murder mystery Quincy, M.E., which ran for seven years until 1983.
His most successful creations including Magnum, P.I. starring Tom Selleck, Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff, The Fall Guy, about a stunt driver-turned-bounty hunter, and The Six Million Dollar Man TV movies, which later spawned the action series.
Hasselhoff paid tribute to Larson on Twitter.com, writing, "Condolences to Glen Larsons (sic) family. Friend/creator of Knight Rider. Had 7 TV series at one time! Without him there'd be no KITT & Michael."
Edward James Olmos, who starred as Admiral Adam in the 2004 Battlestar Galactica reboot series, adds, "Glen Larson, we thank you for the ride, you are battlestar, we will miss you. See you on the other side. #Sosayweall Admiral Adama."

Leonard Nimoy has paid his respects to actress Arlene Martel following her death on Tuesday (12Aug14). Martel passed away aged 78 after recently suffering a heart attack, according to a post on Facebook.com from her friend Marc Cushman.
The actress once starred alongside Nimoy in an episode of the Star Trek TV series in 1967 as his character Spock's Vulcan bride named T'Pring.
Nimoy writes on Twitter.com, "Saying goodbye to T'Pring, Arlene Martel. A lovely talent."
Martel was also known for her appearances in TV shows Hogan's Heroes, Bewitched, Battlestar Galactica and Gunsmoke.

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Will Ferrell is set to adapt cult U.S. TV series Manimal into a feature film.
The Anchorman star and his producing partner Adam McKay's next project is reviving the short-lived crime series with a hybrid live-action/animated movie.
Manimal, which ran for just three months in 1983, starred Simon MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase, who had the ability to transform into any animal in an effort to help police solve crimes.
Glen A. Larson, who created Manimal as well as shows such as Battlestar Galactica, Magnum, P.I. and Knight Rider, is also on board to produce the film with Ferrell and McKay.

A long-awaited movie version of Battlestar Galactica is back on track, five years after creator Glen A. Larson first began talks to adapt the cult sci-fi series for the big screen. Studio bosses at Universal Pictures originally picked up the rights for the original 1978 TV show in 2009, with X-Men director Bryan Singer attached to direct, but the project suffered a series of delays and went through a script rewrite in 2012.
Now Jack Paglen, the writer behind Johnny Depp's new film Transcendence, has been hired to pen the script, which will be a complete reimagining of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety.com.
The TV series featured humans battling a cybernetic race known as Cylons in a distant universe.
Larson is still onboard to produce the film, although it is not yet clear whether Singer will also be involved.
Battlestar Galactica ran for just one season in 1978, and was subsequently revived for a short-lived sequel series, Galactica 1980. It was later rebooted for a series run in 2003 and ran for four seasons.

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If you haven’t heard of Orphan Black, our first question for you is, "What rock have you been living under?" The BBC America sci-fi series premiered roughly a year ago but it has acquired a cult following that could rival Battlestar Galactica fandom. From insisting the show’s star Tatiana Maslany was snubbed by both the Golden Globes and the Emmys to speading the word of the 10-episode first season to everyone and their mother, it’s been hard to escape the hype around Orphan Black.
Now that the show’s second season is about a month away from premiering, however, we need to talk about whether Orphan Black will suffer from a sophomore slump or come back better than ever.
The 30-second trailer, released by Space, recaps the first year effectively — and offers many words of praise given to Orphan Black during its debut season. However, for clips from the new season, it’s best to check out Orphan Black’s Instagram.
The short clips preview a new character, played by Michiel Huisman, as well as some new information about Rachel — the supposed original — through her interactions with Cosima and Paul. There will be changing loyalties, abductions, and hopefully some more answers about the mysterious illness that Katya introduced in Season 1.
It seems Season 2 will delve more into the biology and history of the clones, and hopefully we’ll get some answers to questions from the first season. Whether it will live up to the hype or not, we’ll have to wait and see, but we have faith that season two will be just as epic as season one.
And most importantly: Felix will return in all his snarky, hilarious glory. So season two of Orphan Black is bound to be amazing.
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One of the biggest draws in the first season of The CW’s Arrow — at least for some of us — was John Barrowman. Previously, Barrowman had played Captain Jack Harkness on Doctor Who, and then starred in the spinoff series Torchwood. Harkness was one of the best companions on Russell T. Davies’s reboot of Britain’s sci-fi series. Who didn’t love Captain Jack? He was snarky, flirty, and loved the Doctor as much as the fans. So it was nice to see Barrowman on another TV series after Torchwood ended.
But Barrowman isn’t the only science fiction veteran who has appeared on Arrow. The CW’s superhero series is quickly becoming the home of many actors who have starred on beloved cult sci-fi shows.
The beginning of Arrow’s second season welcomed Isabel Rochev, played by Summer Glau, and Assistant District Attorney Adam Donner, played by Dylan Bruce. Glau is a science fiction favorite because she was in Joss Whedon’s cult classic series Firefly, as well as the Terminator prequel show, The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Basically, she’s a butt-kicking wonder. Bruce, however, is new to sci-fi, starring in BBC America’s Orphan Black— though that doesn’t make him any less loved by fans of the clone series.
With the midseason premiere of Arrow, “Blast Radius,” fans of Firefly were given even more of a treat: Sean Maher guest-starred as Mark Sheffer, also known as Shrapnel.
We’re starting to wonder which of our favorites from sci-fi shows will be next to guest star on Arrow; Edward James Olmos from Battlestar Galactica or Anna Torv from Fringe are our picks.
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The human survivors aboard the Battlestar Galactica struggle to outwit the pursuing Cylons, moving to a different location every 33 minutes, only to be immediately found by the Cylons. Confidence in Commander Adama and President Roslin, who may have a treacherous deceiver in her midst, are quickly on the wane. Also, a choice must be made about whether or not to destroy a possible Cylon-infiltrated ship or spare the lives of the crew members in hopes that they are untouched. Meanwhile, Helo is stuck on a colony outrunning a group of the menacing Cylons himself.

Episode 2. Water
(AIR DATE 01/14/2005)

Sharon Valerii awakens within the tool room, but has no memory of how she got there. Wet and confused, she finds explosives in her bag, a discovery which soon comes back to her when the water tanks onboard explode, which could impair the whole fleet. President Roslin and Commander Adama work to keep order on the ship and put the rest of the ships on a smaller supply functionality until a balance is restored, but Sharon still has no idea what happened to her. The crew, however has some differing opinions on her role, or lack of a role, in the explosions. Meanwhile, Baltar is given the duty of weeding out any Cylons among the fleet, while Helo continues to try and escape the Cylons on the colony of Caprica.

Episode 3. Bastille Day
(AIR DATE 01/21/2005)

Lee's proposal to have prisoners gather water from the surface of an ice-covered moon goes awry when a convict rallies a group of his prison peers to stage an uprising and hold some of the ship's officers hostage.

Episode 4. Act of Contrition
(AIR DATE 01/28/2005)

When a group of Galactica's fighter pilots are killed in an unforseen accident, Kara has no choice but to give instruction to a new batch of pilots, an activity which forces her and Lee to revisit another past tragedy.

Episode 5. You Can't Go Home Again
(AIR DATE 02/04/2005)

Adama and Lee jeopardize the fleet's safety when they allocate too much of its resources to find Kara after her disappearance in the midst of hostile fire.

Episode 6. Litmus
(AIR DATE 02/11/2005)

The existence of Cylons with a human appearance is confirmed by Adama after an attack by one of them which costs several innocent lives, but the possibility still exists that more could be lurking among Galactica's crew.

Episode 7. Six Degrees of Separation
(AIR DATE 02/18/2005)

Baltar is accused by a vindictive, estranged Number Six of abandoning the humans in favor of helping the Cylons. Number Six, now in a different, human form, then sets her sights on Commander Adama. Meanwhile, Kera begins to recuperate from her wounds, while Sharon faces two different conflicts, one on Cylon-ridden Caprica, the other aboard the Galactica.

Episode 8. Flesh and Bone
(AIR DATE 02/25/2005)

Kara is emotionally conflicted when she is assigned to torture a Cylon prisoner in order to gain information about a potential bomb hidden among the Galactica's fleet.

Episode 9. Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down
(AIR DATE 03/04/2005)

President Roslin begins to have suspicions that Commander Adama is really a Cylon. Meanwhile, Col. Tigh's ex-wife returns and tells him she wants the two to get back together.

Episode 10. Hand of God
(AIR DATE 03/11/2005)

As the ships become in dire need of fuel, Commander Adama decides that the fleet must mount an attack on a tylium mine operated by the Cylons.

Episode 11. Colonial Day
(AIR DATE 03/18/2005)

Just as Zarek gets himself a vice presidential nomination, a killer is discovered aboard the decadent Cloud Nine ship, but the implementation of democracy ends with a murder and a tension-filled political appointment.

Episode 12. Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 03/25/2005)

The Galactica makes it to the hospitable planet, Kobol. Meanwhile, Baltar, Lee, and Kara realize they are all ensconced within an uncomfortable triangle.

Episode 13. Kobol's Last Gleaming (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 04/01/2005)

The Galactica fleet prepares to engage the Cylons in battle for control of Kobol. Meanwhile, the President orders Starbuck to retrieve the newly-discovered Arrow of Apollo, but tensions flare up between her and Adama, prompting him to call for her arrest.

Col Tigh is forced to assume the leadership duties on the Galactica fleet with Adama fighting a deadly bullet wound fired by cylon Sharon and President Roslin incarcerated following her own struggle for power with Adama. When Galactica becomes separated from the fleet, however, getting back proves to be a dangerous journey. Meanwhile, Baltar wrestles with his images of Number Six and Chief Tyrol and crew battle for survival on Kobol, while Helo and Kara remain trapped on Caprica and attempt to get the Arrow of Apollo to the fleet.

Episode 2. Valley of Darkness
(AIR DATE 07/22/2005)

Tigh and Lee work together to try and stop a group of Cylons from boarding the Galactica and causing the destruction of the entire fleet.

Episode 3. Fragged
(AIR DATE 07/29/2005)

While Adama is still undergoing surgery, the Kobol group are trying to stop a Cylon weapon from taking out their air fleet. Meanwhile, over on the Galactica, President Roslin is coming down from the effects of a medication, while Colonel Tigh declares a state of martial law to silence his detractors.

Episode 4. Resistance
(AIR DATE 08/05/2005)

With martial law in effect, the fleet ships are refusing to refuel the Galactica. Col Tigh has Chief Tryol put in the brig on suspicion of being a Cylon, and only Baltar can help exonerate him from the charges. Adama helps President Roslin get out of her cell and the two find a hiding spot on Cloud 9. Meanwhile, on Caprica, Helo and Starbuck encounter a group of survivors.

Episode 5. The Farm
(AIR DATE 08/12/2005)

Commander Adama returns to take command of his ship before an ecstatic crew and corrals a search party for President Roslin. Shortly thereafter, President Roslin manages to send out a message telling of Earth's whereabouts and a plan to lead the fleet in its direction. Meanwhile, Starbuck recovers from a gunshot wound on Caprica and enlists Helo to help investigate the hospital facility in which she is housed.

Episode 6. Home (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 08/19/2005)

The coalition of President Roslin is severely tested, while Adama reels from his son's betrayal. Meanwhile, Starbuck, Boomer and Helo head out to Athena after making their way back from Caprica.

Episode 7. Home (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 08/26/2005)

Adama goes to Kobol to retrieve President Roslin and reconvene the Galactica fleet.

Episode 8. Final Cut
(AIR DATE 09/09/2005)

A reporter and her cameraman come aboard the Galactica to get a story on the conditions of living that exist during a war.

Episode 9. Flight of the Phoenix
(AIR DATE 09/16/2005)

Adama learns that the Galactica and all its functions are being manipulated from the inside by a computer virus, with an impending Cylon attack on the way. He tries to decide whether or not he will safely be able to trust the ship to assist them in battle. Meanwhile, a new fighter ship is being designed by the flight team.

Episode 10. Pegasus
(AIR DATE 09/23/2005)

The Battlestar Galactica learns that the Battlestar Pegasus was the one other ship that managed to make it through the Cylon attack.

Episode 11. Resurrection Ship (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 01/06/2006)

The Battlestar Galactica fleet and Pegasus go head to head with a Resurrection ship. Meanwhile, the ships' humans engage in a power struggle amongst themselves, threatening their very unity.

Episode 12. Resurrection Ship (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 01/13/2006)

The Galactica fleet and Pegasus attempt to stand their ground against the powerful Cylon Resurrection ship in battle.

Episode 13. Epiphanies
(AIR DATE 01/20/2006)

President Roslin lies dying and flashes back to her young life on Caprica. Meanwhile, a radical bunch of Cylon supporters create havoc in order to facilitate an immediate Cylon peace.

Episode 14. Black Market
(AIR DATE 01/27/2006)

President Roslin tries to stop the practice of black market trading, which prompts upheaval and an investigation which leads into as far up as the highest levels of government branches.

Episode 15. Scar
(AIR DATE 02/03/2006)

The Galactica Viper pilots must help protect a Colonial mining area which is being bombarded by a Cylon raider.

Episode 16. Sacrifice
(AIR DATE 02/10/2006)

Adama is ordered to hand over Sharon by a woman who has decided to create a hostage situation on Cloud Nine as retribution for her husband's murder by Cylons.

Episode 17. The Captain's Hand
(AIR DATE 02/17/2006)

Adama and the new captain of the Pegasus forge an uneasy relationship when they try to find a team of Raptor scouts that vanished.

Episode 18. Downloaded
(AIR DATE 02/24/2006)

The order of the Cylons is unveiled after a dead Cylon's awareness is downloaded into a different body.

Episode 19. Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 03/03/2006)

A chance at peace between humans and Cylons arises, but the Cylons have some severe demands, hoping to force the humans into accepting the Cylon religion and allowing the Cylons to use some humans for breeding purposes. When the fleet begins to side with the Cylon idea of forging peace, a skeptical President Roslin must try and use her authority to keep this plan she doesn't believe in from becoming a reality.

Episode 20. Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 03/10/2006)

President Roslin is forced to decide whether or not she will rig the election or step aside and let Baltar win.

Four months into the Cylons' occupation of New Caprica and the refugees of the apocalypse now live in constant fear. Col. Tigh leads a resistance movement on the planet while awaiting the return of Galactica, but Admiral Adama has problems of his own with a skeleton fleet, ill-prepared fighter pilots, and a pervasive softness that affects his own son. Meanwhile, Starbuck is held against her will by the Cylon Leoben and it seems as if she's lost her mind; The Resistance movement makes their biggest assault yet via suicide bombing.

Episode 2. Precipice
(AIR DATE 10/06/2006)

A rash of suicide bombings sparks the Cylon occupiers to begin rounding up civilians in an effort to flush out the insurgents. Meanwhile, Starbuck discovers that she's being held hostage because the Cylons harvested one of her eggs to create a child, with her captor Leoben as the father; Adama plans an operation to liberate the New Capricans, but orders Lee and the Pegasus to continue the search for Earth; and, the Cylons decide to go beyond incarceration and begin random executions, beginning with Laura Roslin.

Episode 3. Exodus (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 10/13/2006)

The insurgents rescue Roslin, Zarek, Cally and others from the Cylon firing line just as Boomer makes contact from Galactica; Three experiences a prophetic dream that reveals the Cylon-Human hybrid is still alive; The crews of the Galactica and Pegasus say their farewells on the eve of the attack; The Cylons reveal to Baltar that if they can't stop the insurgents, they will simply nuke the entire planet; and, Ellen's collaboration with the Cylons is discovered.

Episode 4. Exodus (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 10/20/2006)

The evacuation plan goes into effect, but not everyone is going to make it off New Caprica. Tigh has to do the unthinkable; Kara gets caught up with Kacey; the Cylons plan to nuke the planet and everyone on it; Galactica finds itself overmatched; Lee makes a tremendous sacrifice; and, Three finds baby Hera.

Episode 5. Collaborators
(AIR DATE 10/27/2006)

A shadowy group begins eliminating refugees of New Caprica who served with the Cylon during the occupation, and soon set their sights on Gaeta. Meanwhile, Starbuck's trauma causes her to lash out at Anders, forever changing their relationship; Baltar awakens aboard a Cylon base ship and is helpless to change his situation or save his relationship with Six. And, Zareck appoints Laura his vice president, then resigns to give her the presidency. Her first act as president: amnesty for all collaborators.

Episode 6. Torn (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 11/03/2006)

Tigh and Kara begin to divide the crew between those who were on New Caprica and those who remained on Galactica, with troublesome results; Baltar convinces his Cylon captors to keep him alive by helping them locate Earth. When a Cylon ship finds an astronomical marker that will put the Cylons on the path to Earth, it becomes infected with a deadly virus, one that Baltar learns is ancient and might have been left behind by people from Earth.

Episode 7. A Measure of Salvation (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 11/10/2006)

Galactica investigates a drifting Cylon base ship filled with dead or dying Cylons. Aboard ship, Doc Cottle determines they contracted encephalitis from an adrift beacon, presumably left behind by the thirteenth colony -- Earth. The humans are immune to the disease, but it is fatal to the Cylons, prompting President Roslin to approve a military plan that would destroy the entire Cylon race. Meanwhile, operating under the assumption Baltar knew of the beacon, Cylon Three tortures him for information. But when Six helps him overcome the pain of torture subconsciously, Baltar convinces Three to spare his life.

Episode 8. Hero
(AIR DATE 11/17/2006)

The Galactica picks up a fleeing Cylon raider that happens to be piloted by a Colonial officer thought to be dead. His return stirs up some ugly memories for Adama and Tigh, which the latter uses to rile up the injured officer in the hope that Adama might lose control of the situation. Meanwhile, Three believes she's made a remarkable discovery about life and death: she may have found Heaven.

Episode 9. Unfinished Business
(AIR DATE 12/01/2006)

The crew partakes in a boxing tournament where rank doesn't matter. In the ring, tensions between shipmates get to be resolved, sometimes with troublesome consequences: Adama hasn't forgiven Tyrol for leaving to settle on New Caprica, while Tyrol resents Adama for wanting him to remain aboard Galactica; Apollo and Starbuck resolve their true feelings for one another as they beat each other senseless, without any regard for the people who love them.

Episode 10. The Passage
(AIR DATE 12/08/2006)

With the fleet's food reserves contaminated, Adama decides that they should journey through a radiant star cluster with fatal levels of radiation in order to get to an algea-rich planet. But as the radiation begins to take its toll on the pilots guiding the ships to the planet and starvation affects members of the fleet, secrets are revealed. Turns out pilot Kat isn't who she claims to be and when a civilian threatens to reveal her identity, she risks everything to keep it hidden. Meanwhile, Baltar looks into the rumors that Three has been using the power of Resurrection to explore the space in between life and rebirth, and what they both discover sets the Cylons' path anew: either the course that leads them to Earth or to God.

Episode 11. The Eye of Jupiter (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 12/15/2006)

On the algae planet, Tyrol finds a temple that might hold the Eye of Jupiter, the clue that will point its possessor in the direction of Earth. Since the planet is believed to be the last settlement of the thirteenth colony, D'Anna hopes she can see the face of God by entering the temple, while shifty Baltar wants to learn if he is one of the final five Cylon models. Meanwhile, as Galactica and the Cylons enter their stand-off, Adama must consider whether or not to nuke the planet and its secrets or accept a tantalizing offer from their enemy; a Cylon jamming signal leaves Lee, Starbuck and Anders to their own devices; and, Sharon and Helo try to come to terms with the knowledge that their child is still alive, but in the hands of the Cylons.

Episode 12. Rapture (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 01/21/2007)

Lee and Sam try to keep the Cylons from reaching the temple in order to give Tyrol enough time to decipher the glyphs and locate the Eye of Jupiter. Meanwhile, Athena uses the power of Resurrection to get aboard the Cylon baseship that has her baby and, along with Six, they escape from the ship and return to Galactica; Lee orders Dualla to locate Starbuck's crashed Viper; Three damages her relationship with the other Cylons in order to continue her exploration of the space between life and death and with Baltar's help, sees the faces of the Hidden Five Cylon models. When the other Cylons discover her efforts, they "box" her, effectively ending her Cylon model's existence; Tyrol captures Baltar; and, a supernova destroys the planet, but gives the fleet a new direction in their search for Earth.

President Roslin and Admiral Adama try different strategies in order to get captured Cylon collaborator Baltar to reveal what he knows about the Cylon's intelligence regarding Earth. But the depths of Baltar's delusions -- primarily, his view that he is the victim of both the Cylons and his own people -- makes it difficult for them to get any answers. And, of course, Baltar's brilliance forces Roslin's hand and she decides that there will be a trial for his crimes. Meanwhile, Starbuck presents Lee with the chance to be with her if he will just walk away from Dualla right then and there; but he finds Dualla's love and the sanctity of marriage to be far stronger than his attraction to Starbuck, and Starbuck recognizes that Sam is a faithful and loving husband in his own right.

Episode 14. The Woman King
(AIR DATE 02/11/2007)

Helo's stuck in the hangar bay with sick refugees whose sudden deaths prompt him to investigate the civilian doctor treating them. But he gets no help from the Galactica officers, who feel Helo has sided against them one too many times. In this case, it's the medicine-fearing, "backwards" Saggitaron refugees, who believe the civilian doctor is purposely thinning their herd. Meanwhile, Sharon reaches out to Six in an effort to get the imprisoned Cylon to testify against Baltar at his trial.

Episode 15. A Day in the Life
(AIR DATE 02/18/2007)

Adama has trouble letting go of his estranged ex-wife on their anniversary, but his troubles don't match the currently married Chief Tyrol and Cally, who have both been trapped in an airlock that is quickly venting into space. The solutions to both problems are less than thrilling: Adama recognizes that even though his ex was a horrible person who never loved him or their children, he still loved her and he will always celebrate their anniversary, despite the misery the day brings; Tyrol and Cally must survive getting blown into space and retrieved by a Raptor in order to escape the damaged airlock. And, Adama lets President Roslin know that he's open to spending more time with her.

Episode 16. Dirty Hands
(AIR DATE 02/25/2007)

Chief Tyrol is reassigned to oversee the refinery ship that supplies the fleet with fuel. But upon his arrival, he witnesses first hand the terrible working conditions these workers must endure. Coupled with a book leaked by Baltar that decries the class separation within the fleet, Tyrol feels compelled to stand up for these workers, even if it alienates him from Adama and Roslin. When a boy's arm is crushed by the machinery, Tyrol decides that the refinery ship and all the manual laborers in the fleet should go on strike.

Episode 17. Maelstrom
(AIR DATE 03/04/2007)

Starbuck's dreams about the Cylon Leoben and the mysterious symbol found in the temple on the algae planet lead her to explore the nature of her life and recall her painful past with her abusive mother. While patrolling the fleet, she spots a Cylon ship and pursues, only to be led into a giant storm cloud, where she learns that it is her destiny to explore the space between life and death. Drawn by this knowledge, the cloud, and a surreal experience where she makes peace with her dying mother, Starbuck accepts her destiny and flies her ship into the cloud, where it is destroyed by the pressure.

Episode 18. The Son Also Rises
(AIR DATE 03/11/2007)

A bomb goes off, killing Baltar's defense attorney. Adama assigns Lee to provide security for his replacement, a man named Romo Lampkin, who once worked for Lee's grandfather. Romo turns out to be a kleptomaniac who nevertheless has insight into those around him, whether it be through the objects he takes or the reads he makes from their personalities. He quickly earns the trust of Baltar and Caprica Six, who was to be the prosecution's star witness. Meanwhile, Lee and Anders bond over the loss of Starbuck; Cally and Sharon come into conflict when Cally suggests a Cylon is responsible for the bomb; Adama is randomly selected to be one of the five judges on the tribunal; and, when an attempt on Romo's life is made, Lee decides to help him with his defense of Baltar, even if it means shunning his father and resigning his commission.

Episode 19. Crossroads (Part 1)
(AIR DATE 03/18/2007)

The trial of Gaius Baltar reveals to the fleet that Col. Tigh killed his wife for collaborating with the Cylons and that President Roslin's cancer has returned. Meanwhile, Adama relieves Tigh of duty after his friend begins to hit the bottle again. But he's only reacting to mysterious music that only he, Anders and Tory seem to hear; some of the fleet visit Baltar because they believe he is a healer, a savior; the Cylons are still in pursuit of the fleet; and, Lee officially resigns his commission, after he and Adama clash over his defense of Baltar.

Episode 20. Crossroads (Part 2)
(AIR DATE 03/25/2007)

The trial of Gaius Baltar comes to an end, with the tribunal reaching a verdict of not guilty. Meanwhile, Laura's dreams involving Hera, Six and Sharon at an opera house become more intense, so much so that the others in the dream also experience it; Baltar gets whisked away into safety by a group of people within the fleet who believe he is a savior with healing powers; Tigh, Tyrol, Tory and Anders are driven mad by the music, which is actually the song "All Along the Watchtower." Eventually, the four pinpoint the source of it: a room that brings them all together, where they realize that they are all Cylons; and, Galactica arrives at the nebula that should be the next stop on the path to Earth. Only, the Cylons are waiting for the Fleet. But when Lee investigates a bogey, he discovers that it's Starbuck, apparently alive, who claims that she has been to Earth and that she is going to show them all how to get there.

The crew members of the Galactica are shocked when Starbuck returns with photos of Earth, and says she can lead them back. She insists she's only been gone for 6 hours, when it's actually been 2 months, and her ship, which appears to be brand new, has no record of where she's been in its computer. Adama wants to believe her, but he knows Roslin is right when she tells him that if Kara is a Cylon, his devotion to her is exactly what the Cylons would be counting on. During the Cylon attack, Sam Anders has a strange confrontation with a Cylon Raider, after which the Cylon fleet retreats. As they jump further and further away from the Nebula, Kara's mental map to Earth gets weaker, and the episode ends with Kara breaking into Roslin's room and pointing a gun at her head.

Episode 2. Six of One
(AIR DATE 04/11/2008)

The Cylons learn that the Final Five are in the Colonial fleet. Some of the Cylons want the Cavil model to stop lobotomizing the Raider ships. Starbuck desperately tries to convince the others that the fleet is going the wrong way in their search for Earth.

Episode 3. The Ties that Bind
(AIR DATE 04/18/2008)

Starbuck seeks her own path in the search for Earth while the Cylons come into conflict with one another.

Episode 4. Escape Velocity
(AIR DATE 04/25/2008)

Gaius Baltar sets off a debate on religious freedom when he promotes his belief in a single God.

Episode 5. The Road Less Travelled
(AIR DATE 05/02/2008)

As the Cylons and humans consider a truce, Starbuck reaches out to an old foe.

Episode 6. Faith
(AIR DATE 05/09/2008)

Roslin and Starbuck try to accept the new terms of the relationship with the Cylons.

Episode 7. Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
(AIR DATE 05/16/2008)

Roslin faces challenges as the Colonials plot with Cylon rebels to destroy a Resurrection Hub.

Episode 8. Sine Qua Non
(AIR DATE 05/30/2008)

A power struggle among the Colonials results when one of their leaders is abducted.

Episode 9. The Hub
(AIR DATE 06/06/2008)

Colonial Viper pilots plan an attack on the Resurrection Hub with their Cylon rebel allies.

Episode 10. Revelations
(AIR DATE 06/13/2008)

Rebel Cylons hold President Roslin hostage to draw out the Final Five from the Colonial fleet.

Episode 11. Sometimes a Great Notion
(AIR DATE 01/16/2009)

Fleet scientists discover that the Thirteenth Tribe was comprised entirely of Cylons. Dualla, unable to face the reality of a decimated, radioactive Earth, shoots herself. Roslin burns her prophecy book. Ellen Tigh was the fifth Cylon.

Episode 12. The Disquiet That Follows My Soul
(AIR DATE 01/23/2009)

Adama continues with his plan to use Cylon drive technology on Colonial ships. The closer ties between the rebel Cylons and the humans sets off a violent uprising in the fleet.

Episode 13. The Oath
(AIR DATE 01/30/2009)

Opposition to the Cylon alliance turns violent, and those in support of the union find themselves under a deadly attack.

Episode 14. Blood on the Scales
(AIR DATE 02/06/2009)

The Cylons vote to jump away from the problem, but Roslin talks them out of it with an impassioned plea.

Episode 15. No Exit
(AIR DATE 02/13/2009)

As Sam Anders recovers from his head injury onboard the Galactica, he begins to remember events from ancient Earth.

Episode 16. Deadlock
(AIR DATE 02/20/2009)

The survivors of the massive attack by the Cylons desperately search for the fabled 13th colony.

Episode 17. Someone to Watch Over Me
(AIR DATE 02/27/2009)

Starbuck searches for her identity and meets a mysterious piano player who reminds her of her father, while Chief begs for Boomer's life to be spared after the quorum decides to try her for treason.

Episode 18. Islanded in a Stream of Stars
(AIR DATE 03/06/2009)

Adama realizes that the ship must be abandoned, and takes steps to evacuate all personnel to the basestar. Starbuck discovers that comatose Anders can communicate with the ship's computers through the Hybrid tank. The Cylons disconnect him out of fear that he might jump the ship away, but Starbuck reconnects him.

Episode 19. Daybreak - Part 1
(AIR DATE 03/13/2009)

Before Galactica is disassembled, Adama has a change of heart and sends a rescue mission to save Hera. Roslin, on the verge of death, struggles to the hangar deck to join the volunteers.

Synopsis

The adventures of Commander William Adama and his intergalactic crew continue as the Battlestar Galactica protects a civilian fleet of survivors from a nuclear holocaust caused by the robotic Cylons. The Cylons may still be among them, plotting their demise. The only hope left for humanity is to discover their distant cousin planet called Earth, before they run out of supplies or destroyed by the Cylons.